Wyclef Jean Goes Ivy League: Rapper Wyclef Jean will head to Brown University for the 2010-2011 academic school year. The Grammy-winning musician, a member of the hip-hop trio the Fugees, has found a spot as a visiting fellow in the Department of Africana Studies at the Ivy League institution. The singer-songwriter was recently disqualified from his bid to run for president of Haiti. A spokesperson for Jean said that he plans to spend his year at Brown “studying, reflecting and teaching.” She also said that he has an album in the works that in part chronicles his tumultuous year. “He is thrilled to have joined the Brown family, something we have been working on for many weeks since it became clear he wouldn’t be a candidate in this election and needed to take this time as a gift to prepare for leadership more thoroughly,” the spokesperson said. [AP]

‘Die Hard’ Director Jailed: ‘Die Hard” director John McTiernan will spend one year behind bars for perjury. The conviction stems from a 2006 plea in which McTiernan admitted to hiring Hollywood detective Anthony Pellicano to spy on former co-worker Charles Roven. Later, McTiernan sought to withdraw his plea and lied about bugging the director he once worked with on “Rollerball.” McTiernan eventually pled guilty to two counts of making false statements and one count of perjury, and will now serve one year in federal prison and pay $100,000. [Beverly Hills Courier]

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